Texas AM D line coach coming to Michigan?
Saw on the Twitters. Anybody else heard/seen? Would appear to be positive if he coming.
https://twitter.com/gregghenson/status/1479967508060950528?s=21
January 9th, 2022 at 11:24 AM ^
I vaguely remember his name mentioned before Nua hired. Could also be false memory.
January 9th, 2022 at 12:35 AM ^
So.... Harbaugh to TAMU as QB coach? First $15 Million per year assistant?
January 10th, 2022 at 10:05 AM ^
Wonder if we got Robinson if Walter Nolan would ask out of his LOI and flip to us... a man can dream
January 8th, 2022 at 9:08 PM ^
This would be a slam dunk hire if it happened.
January 8th, 2022 at 9:11 PM ^
He's a DTs guy and Osborn "helped" with the DE/EDGE guys.
This would be a home run, then you give Osborn more responsibility and money like we did Partridge before he became a full-time AC.
Sign him up!
January 8th, 2022 at 9:12 PM ^
Yes please! Stud recruiter.
January 8th, 2022 at 9:16 PM ^
Will a&m throw money at him?
January 8th, 2022 at 9:21 PM ^
After that recruiting class, they may be over the salary cap.
January 8th, 2022 at 9:22 PM ^
I don’t know if we should make anything of a Twitter follow FFS I follow people I can’t stand.
that said, freaking amazing hire if that ends up happening.
January 9th, 2022 at 10:08 AM ^
What is the Twitter?
January 8th, 2022 at 9:30 PM ^
People on the Texas A&M 247 board seem atleast mildly concerned.
January 8th, 2022 at 10:31 PM ^
So they are concerned, but not fully concerned?
January 8th, 2022 at 9:31 PM ^
He doesn’t want to be the lowest paid guy in the Aggie d-line room. Joking, but not joking. He just signed the greatest d-line class of all-time, but they were absolutely bought and paid for with NIL money.
January 8th, 2022 at 9:32 PM ^
He's also recently followed coaches at Duke, Baylor and Temple.
January 8th, 2022 at 9:49 PM ^
So, as a Temple grad, you're telling me there's a chance...
January 8th, 2022 at 10:11 PM ^
He coached at Temple and Baylor before A&M. Not sure about the Duke connection.
January 8th, 2022 at 10:15 PM ^
TAMU's DL coach is Elijah Robinson.
https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/elijah-robinson/1434
TAMU recently hire DJ Durkin to be their new DC.
Robinson is probably following other coaches on Twitter for job leads in case Durkin wants to bring in his own DL coach.
Robinson worked for Duke's new HC at TAMU. Duke still needs a DL coach.
Temple hired a new HC recently. Temple still needs a DL coach.
Robinson has a history with Baylor.
Shaun Nua recently Michigan left for USC.
All very logical places to look for at for a backup plan.
January 9th, 2022 at 5:53 AM ^
If Robinson starts following North Carolina, that further indicates he is looking for a Plan B.
https://www.si.com/college/2022/01/08/north-carolina-hires-gene-chizik-charlton-warren
January 8th, 2022 at 10:51 PM ^
Has the OP not considered that maybe the Texas A&M guy is trying to poach Michigan's coaches?
January 9th, 2022 at 12:44 AM ^
prolly Oz.
January 9th, 2022 at 7:58 AM ^
January 9th, 2022 at 9:28 AM ^
I remember that, too. It was the closest call we ever had with Schembechler. But it didn't feel right to him when he visited A&M. He knew it was all oil money and he couldn't settle that in his belly.
WendyK is not old enough to remember such things. She's still a child! 29, I think... Looks like 29. (I have no idea what she looks like...)
January 9th, 2022 at 1:26 PM ^
Why wouldn’t oil money have sat well with Bo? It was a different time, one when fossil fuels weren’t a social pariah.
If memory serves a Domino’s franchise was kicked in to sweeten the pot. Would have violated NCAA rules if it were for a player but perfectly fine for admin to accept such largesse. Goose/gander.
January 8th, 2022 at 9:40 PM ^
Maybe hes going to the raiders with Harbaugh..
/s
January 8th, 2022 at 9:40 PM ^
Maybe hes going to the raiders with Harbaugh..
Only half joking. Double post
January 8th, 2022 at 10:06 PM ^
Once was bad enough.
January 8th, 2022 at 10:12 PM ^
Haven't seen you around in awhile McFarlin. How you been?
January 8th, 2022 at 11:46 PM ^
Oh boy are we bringing that back up. I still never got an answet on who Mcfarlin was.
January 8th, 2022 at 9:44 PM ^
Cannot be true! Depth players are transferring! Players are becoming professionals! Staff are taking opportunities they prefer elsewhere! PANIC!
January 8th, 2022 at 11:08 PM ^
Dogs and cats living together.
January 9th, 2022 at 9:52 AM ^
Mass hysteria!
January 8th, 2022 at 9:53 PM ^
I’ve long lost count of how many times “just followed us on Twitter/Instagram” has turned into a giant nothingburger over the social media years.
Speaking of giant nothingburgers, do better than Gregg Henson.
January 8th, 2022 at 10:34 PM ^
If Osborn is getting Nua's spot on the staff then how would they fit this guy?
January 8th, 2022 at 10:39 PM ^
A&m folks are laughing. This isn't happening
January 8th, 2022 at 10:54 PM ^
They beat Alabama and still somehow finished 5th in their division
Not so sure there’s a ton for them to laugh about
January 8th, 2022 at 11:43 PM ^
You don't have to get mad at me. Yes they were 8-4. But we envy a lot about their position right now, so dig that head in the sand if you want... They're closer to a national title than we are right now and many on this board are panicking that we might not have a coach. 21 season is over. They're winning 22 do far.
January 9th, 2022 at 12:14 AM ^
They're closer to a national title than we are right now
Could you expound?
January 9th, 2022 at 1:09 AM ^
Championships cannot be won without elite talent. Texas A&M will have more talent and in particular, they’ll have the amount of talent that has equated to winning.
247 has created a team talent composite that tracks and ranks the rosters each season going back to 2015. Below is the talent rankings of the National Champions and who they beat in the Championship game:
2015: Bama (1) beat Clemson (13)
2016: Clemson (9) beat Bama (1)
2017: Bama (1) beat Georgia (4)
2018: Clemson (6) beat Bama (2)
2019: LSU (5) beat Clemson (9)
2020: Bama (2) beat Ohio State (3)
2021: (1) vs (2)
As you can see, you cannot win without talent. 11 of the 14 teams that have played in the Championship game have been Top 6 in team talent. Furthermore, Clemson is the only team to even make it to the Championship game ranked outside the Top 5 and they did it with Deshaun Watson and Trevor Lawrence - QBs who were early 1st round NFL picks and Heisman runner ups.
Texas A&M was already the 8th ranked team in the talent composite this season and they are about to finalize the greatest class ever, meaning that they will be ranked even higher next year and the years to follow. They are at a disadvantage in that the two most talented teams in the country both play in their conference, so it won’t be easy for them. But they do have the actual talent to get there and if they recruit like this another season or two then Bama and Georgia will have company.
Michigan on the other hand was ranked 15th in talent this year and I believe I read that they’re expected to be ranked around 12th at the highest for next season. Good, but not nearly at the level that has been required to actually win it. And it’s probably fair to say that the matchup vs Georgia kind of proved that. We would essentially need JJ to be better than Deshaun Watson this year to have a chance. If, however, Michigan can have another really strong season this year and improve our recruiting, then we could get there. But we’re not there yet and at the moment - A&M is closer.
January 9th, 2022 at 12:32 PM ^
Excellent response. You have much more patience than I do. I would have said......watch the two teams play......one has more talent than the other.......
January 9th, 2022 at 12:33 AM ^
An 8-4 team, that we envy despite our team (Michigan) making it to the playoff.
But they (A&M) are winning '22 with a new model, which consists of players that haven't actually played actual college football.
I'm convinced.
January 9th, 2022 at 8:12 AM ^
You wouldn't swap rosters/signees with them?
January 9th, 2022 at 12:10 AM ^
I'm sure they would laugh at comments like this.
January 9th, 2022 at 12:12 AM ^
Jimbo Fischer has wanted to beat Nick Saban for a long time. He has masticated on it for years. He finally pulled it off. But oh yeah, he had other games this season besides that, that he hasn't mentally been turning over and over in his head for years.
January 8th, 2022 at 11:12 PM ^
Yes please and bring Walter Nolen with you.
January 9th, 2022 at 12:05 AM ^
This sounds too good to be true.
Maybe he started following Michigan coaches because Michigan jumped into National prominence this year. Know your enemy and all that.
January 9th, 2022 at 12:14 AM ^
Meh, Durkin shows up in College Station and maybe connected Robinson with UM staff for his network development.
Then again, Robinson is a B1G guy and might want to joint the B1G champions …
January 9th, 2022 at 1:42 AM ^
People make far too much about who follows who on sports twitter. This guy just helped sign a fantastic DL class at A&M, and it’s extremely unlikely he’s going to bail now. Fisher isn’t stupid—he knows how important recruiting is and isn’t going to let his new DC chase Robinson away.
Fantasizing about getting Robinson to A2 based SOLELY on a twitter follow is mental masturbation of a particularly laughable sort. The OP and thread make MGoBlog look gullible and stupid.
January 9th, 2022 at 10:01 AM ^
Absolutely. I follow people in my field/profession and they follow me back. Most recently a professor at UT ... but I'm not a job candidate. It's all part of general interest and networking.
January 9th, 2022 at 7:01 AM ^
i am so fucking tired of “huge if true” board posts.
not every rumor needs to go straight from someone’s butt onto mgoboard.